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the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but as we have argued before, there are serious problems in the aid machinery, and these have contributed to the delivery challenges on the ground. the aid machinery currently at work keeps too much for overhead for its operations and still realize too much on ngos or contractors -- still relies too much on ngos or contractors. the fact that there are more indio's per capita in haiti than any other country in this hemisphere reaching more ngos -- more ngos in haiti it than any other country -- 80 will need the contractors and ngos -- haiti will lead the
the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but...
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joining us is mary in washington. overseas citizens services. she's in washington. is the government supportive of haiti's decision to put new adoptions on hold? >> yes, at this time in the immediate aftermath of this cataclysmic earthquake, haiti has decided that their first priority is to identify the children that have been separated from their families and work to locate those families and reunite the children with their families, rather than -- >> larry: any indication -- i'm sorry, go ahead. >> well, rather than focusing in the first instance on thinking about sending the children away from the locations where family members would be searching for them. >> larry: any indication when haiti might start processing new adoption applications? >> no, not at this time. it's only a couple weeks now after the earthquake and they are not talking about that at all right now. they're focused on the immediate relief work. >> larry: what about adoption families where the paperwork was halfway along or three quarters of the way done? >> right. immediately after this incredib
joining us is mary in washington. overseas citizens services. she's in washington. is the government supportive of haiti's decision to put new adoptions on hold? >> yes, at this time in the immediate aftermath of this cataclysmic earthquake, haiti has decided that their first priority is to identify the children that have been separated from their families and work to locate those families and reunite the children with their families, rather than -- >> larry: any indication -- i'm...
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washington. this is 45 minutes. >> good morning. first we will ask you to turn of sophos or at least put them on beep. i am the director of the commission on the prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism. our chairman, senator bob gramm and vice chairman senator jim talent will first provide an overview of the report card dewaal half. we will then have some brief remarks from carey who is representing the results of 9/11 and will have to lead back for another hearing of on the hill. and the will of time for q&a after that, so mr. chairman, the floor is yours. >> thank you for a much, mr. kroll larson and for the great leadership that you've provided over this past year. we have started the day with breakfast with families of 9/11. in many ways they are responsible not only for our commission but for the 9/11 commission. it was their emphasis of the importance of understanding what happened in order to prepare america to avoid a repetition that led to the creation of the 9/11 commission. one of the finding
washington. this is 45 minutes. >> good morning. first we will ask you to turn of sophos or at least put them on beep. i am the director of the commission on the prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism. our chairman, senator bob gramm and vice chairman senator jim talent will first provide an overview of the report card dewaal half. we will then have some brief remarks from carey who is representing the results of 9/11 and will have to lead back for another...
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the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but as we have argued before, there are serious problems in the aid machinery, and these have contributed to the delivery challenges on the ground. the aid machinery currently at work keeps too much for overhead for its operations and still realize too much on ngos or contractors -- still relies too much on ngos or contractors. the fact that there are more indio's per capita in haiti than any other country in this hemisphere reaching more ngos -- more ngos in haiti it than any other country -- 80 will need the contractors and ngos -- haiti will lead the
the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but...
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joining us to discuss it all, tom shales, the "washington post" tv columnist wrote a book "live from new york." it's a terrific read about a lot of this. jerry penacoli, correspondent from "extra" is here. dick cavett, the former "tonight show" writer for jack paar and johnny carson. host of his own late night talk show back then. jay was on oprah today. here's what he had to say about conan. >> have you talked to conan in person since all this? >> no, i haven't. haven't. >> did you want to pick up the phone? >> yeah, but it didn't seem appropriate. >> why? >> i don't know. i think -- let things cool down and maybe we'll talk. >> did you feel bad forko nan at any point? >> i did. i felt really bad for conan. i think it's unfair, but tv is not fair. i thought it was unfair for me. >> you felt bad for conan, but you didn't think you were the reason? >> i wasn't the reason. the reason were the ratings. >> uh-huh. >> larry: all right. tom shales, who is probably now the dean of american television critics, what do you make of all this? >> what can be made of it other than it's a horrible
joining us to discuss it all, tom shales, the "washington post" tv columnist wrote a book "live from new york." it's a terrific read about a lot of this. jerry penacoli, correspondent from "extra" is here. dick cavett, the former "tonight show" writer for jack paar and johnny carson. host of his own late night talk show back then. jay was on oprah today. here's what he had to say about conan. >> have you talked to conan in person since all this?...
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i do not think washington here is what they are saying. they clearly do not believe the president and miss pelosi and wt the president saying. they are saying enough is enough. they sent a message. washington should listen. >> does it with the republicans back in power? >> i think they want the job killing agenda in washington to stop. they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think that the irresponsibility of the majority, the only way they can get it is to get the minority? >> there are 59 democrats in the senate and 41 republicans. in the house, the democrat majority is 40 seats larger than the minority. the only bipartisan opposition to the job killing agenda are republicans and moderate democrats were saying, no, stop. they do not need us to pass legislation there has been no outreach of year. i want to sit down and try to address the problems that we have. i know my principles are. i am not going to sacrifice my principles by sitting down and
i do not think washington here is what they are saying. they clearly do not believe the president and miss pelosi and wt the president saying. they are saying enough is enough. they sent a message. washington should listen. >> does it with the republicans back in power? >> i think they want the job killing agenda in washington to stop. they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think...
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the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but as we have argued before, there are serious problems in the aid machinery, and these have contributed to the delivery challenges on the ground. the aid machinery currently at work keeps too much for overhead for its operations and still realize too much on ngos or contractors -- still relies too much on ngos or contractors. the fact that there are more indio's per capita in haiti than any other country in this hemisphere reaching more ngos -- more ngos in haiti it than any other country -- 80 will need the contractors and ngos -- haiti will lead the
the first one is in washington, less than a year ago. the results are noteworthy and worries some -- worry some. despite the pledge to support the economic recovery program, after the hurricane that destroyed 15% of gdp, it was estimated by my co-workers of the un that a mere $61 million had been disbursed. we have been tracking the disbursement -- 85% of the pledges made a year ago and are not dispersed. many of us worry if past is prologue, haitians themselves will be to blame for this, but...
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warner: back in washington, there were mid signalsn the prospects for birtisan progress. lawmars from both parties agre with the focus on eating jobs b not on the best way to do it. >> the president and i agreeon the need meet inhe middle to find birtisan agreementto grow jobs. > warner: sene minority leader mitch mcconnll was on the floor earlier declaring he was ready to work withhe president. >> we know ineased american energy without a new national energy tax will grow od jobs. we know that increasing markets for our farmers, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers overseas through trade reements will grow good jobs. we c get these done and i hope he president will joins in calling on the majority to bring thse issues to the floor he in the sate. >>eporter: and democrats prmised to roll out a new jobs agnda within the week. >> the three top sues onur agenda thiear are jobs, jobs nd jobs. neitr party can afford to overlook this iss or it will be seen as obstructingn it. if eher party dos, it will be their own political peril. >> warner: but on the house side, minority ader jo
warner: back in washington, there were mid signalsn the prospects for birtisan progress. lawmars from both parties agre with the focus on eating jobs b not on the best way to do it. >> the president and i agreeon the need meet inhe middle to find birtisan agreementto grow jobs. > warner: sene minority leader mitch mcconnll was on the floor earlier declaring he was ready to work withhe president. >> we know ineased american energy without a new national energy tax will grow od...
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post ♪] [♪the washington post ] [♪ the washington p [ost ♪ ] [ ♪ the washiongton post ] [♪ the washiongton post ♪] [ ♪ the washoington post ] [band music ] [milirartary march] ♪ military march ♪ [military music] [♪ military music ] [♪ military music ] [♪ military music ] [♪ military music ] [♪ god bless america ] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> the senate has approved raising the federal debt limit by more than $2 trillion. the vote was along party lines, 60-39. they added an amendment to allow new spending be offset by spending reductions or tax increases 3 measure now goes to the house pretty soon it turns to the domination of the federal reserve chairman ben bernanke to a second term. the bill is possible today. the house is not in session because republicans are attending their legislative retreated baltimore. next month marks one year since congress passed the economic stimulus money. of the $787 billion approved, just under $330 billion has been committed with $172 billion actually p
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they don't think washington hears what they're saying. and they clearly don't believe the president and ms. pelosi and senator reid are hearing what they're saying. they're saying enough is enough is enough. and so they sent a message washington should listen. >> is that message, put the republicans back in power? >> at this point i think what they want to do is they want the job-killing agenda here in washington to stop. listen, they're not enamored with us except that right now they're ready to take a chance on us because they've seen what the other team can produce. >> yesterday on n.p.r. you said that you would favor bipartisan legislation as long as it leans in your direction, the balance leans in your direction. do you think that it's the responsibility of the majority, the only way they can get bipartisan votes is to have legislation that leans in the minority's direction? >> you have to remember that there are 59 democrats in the senate and 41 republicans. in the house the democrats, majority, is 40 seats larger than the minority.
they don't think washington hears what they're saying. and they clearly don't believe the president and ms. pelosi and senator reid are hearing what they're saying. they're saying enough is enough is enough. and so they sent a message washington should listen. >> is that message, put the republicans back in power? >> at this point i think what they want to do is they want the job-killing agenda here in washington to stop. listen, they're not enamored with us except that right now...
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but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe waiting to happen. i made that comment because coming from the air in the american airlines, i was looking at the city, the that i had left 13 years earlier and i saw all of these match boxes over the hills. and, the mountain is the backdrop to port-au-prince mount hospital was disfigured, and i wrote to, unless something is done immediately, big chunks of this city will be gone into the caribbean sea. at the time i did not see an earthquake. haiti, being in the hurricane ali, i saw a major hurricane that would have wiped all of these flimsy
but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe...
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"the washington post" reported today u.s. teams have stepped up operations with yemeni forces-- killing six regional al-qaeda leaders in recent weeks. taliban forces have rejected an afghan plan to get them to stop fighting. in an internet statement, the group warned financial incentives won't work. it said the only solution is for foreign troops to withdraw. but in germany, chancellor angela merkel said it would be wrong to set a date to withdraw. >> ( translated ): it is very, very important that a signal be sent to the taliban. even when all afghan forces have been trained, the international community will see to it that this army and police are able to survive. otherwise the taliban can hope to attack immediately when the police and security forces are not properly paid, and therefore not motivated. >> sreenivasan: merkel met with afghan president hamid karzai, on the eve of an international conference on afghanistan in london. in afghanistan, 11 suspected taliban militants were killed in an air and ground strike by nato
"the washington post" reported today u.s. teams have stepped up operations with yemeni forces-- killing six regional al-qaeda leaders in recent weeks. taliban forces have rejected an afghan plan to get them to stop fighting. in an internet statement, the group warned financial incentives won't work. it said the only solution is for foreign troops to withdraw. but in germany, chancellor angela merkel said it would be wrong to set a date to withdraw. >> ( translated ): it is very,...
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you really miss washington, i assume? >> you can't guess how much. >> i -- those -- i've listened to the comments of the secretary, your successor, and now you, and i'm listening to the members' questions and how much memory is lost in a year or 14 months from those faithful days in september and october. which all of us hope we never relive, but, in fact, we're very much significantly different than today and the coolness of being able to answer. one of the questions i was particularly interested in, because i was very involved with that time and what was happening with aig. my aspect of having some jurisdiction of insurance. as i understand it, because of financial products in london, was without assets and had a tremendous involvement in counterparty positions for about $2.8 trillion and whose counterparty positions were starting to fail and they had to honor them, their initial internal decision of aig was to use the assets of the world's largest insurance company and they sought permission and it they sought permissi
you really miss washington, i assume? >> you can't guess how much. >> i -- those -- i've listened to the comments of the secretary, your successor, and now you, and i'm listening to the members' questions and how much memory is lost in a year or 14 months from those faithful days in september and october. which all of us hope we never relive, but, in fact, we're very much significantly different than today and the coolness of being able to answer. one of the questions i was...
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but it would not be only washington d.c. i don't know what would happen to the cia and all these things. i'm asking you to be a little patient with haiti. but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that he is stating. haitians are very resilient. and i even see a silver lining in what our fans on january 12. on april 30, 2004, i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sub. i had one freeze they are, eighth and port-au-prince is a man-made catastrophe waiting to happen. i made that comment because coming from the air, in the american airlines, i was looking at the city that i had left 13 years earlier, and i saw all these matchboxes all over the hills and the mountain that is backed drops to port-au-prince mount hospital was disfigured. and i wrote, unless something is done immediately, big chunks of this city will be gone into the caribbean sea. other times, i did not see an earthquake. haiti being in the kirkham alley, i saw a major hurricane that would have wiped all of these flim
but it would not be only washington d.c. i don't know what would happen to the cia and all these things. i'm asking you to be a little patient with haiti. but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that he is stating. haitians are very resilient. and i even see a silver lining in what our fans on january 12. on april 30, 2004, i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sub. i had one freeze they are, eighth and port-au-prince is a man-made catastrophe...
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washington doesn't have answers and washington is rapidly losing the trust of a whole lot of people. >> larry: do you think guantanamo will come up, john? >> i don't think so by name, no. he will address national security, and he should. it's part of the state of the union. we are at war. the fact that president gets generally high markets on an issue of national security. our country was deeply divided over the issue of iraq and afghanistan. in one year one of his greatest accomplishments is it to depolarize those wars. he's pursued a centrist course with the reappointment of secretary gates. controversial among some and sent a centrist message. that he is what he achieved what he campaigned on in that area. >> he ran as a domestic president, but he gets his highest marks in foreign poecli and he's running more of a sent ris administration. >> larry: does he get a big bump tomorrow? john? >> he'll get a bump. he gives a great speech. >> larry: david? >> doubt it, larry. small bump from his point of view. he has to hope it lasts. >> larry: david and john, we thank you both very much.
washington doesn't have answers and washington is rapidly losing the trust of a whole lot of people. >> larry: do you think guantanamo will come up, john? >> i don't think so by name, no. he will address national security, and he should. it's part of the state of the union. we are at war. the fact that president gets generally high markets on an issue of national security. our country was deeply divided over the issue of iraq and afghanistan. in one year one of his greatest...
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people are hurting, washington does not have answers and washington is rapidly losing the trust of all whole lot of people. >> larry: how about guantanamo, do you think it's going to come up? >> i don't think guantanamo is going to come up by name, but he's going to address national security and he should, because the country is at war. our country was deeply divided when he came into office over the issue of iraq and afghanistan. in one year, he's been able to largely depot -- de polarize those wars. he sent a reassuring centrist message and that's one of the reasons why he's been able to achieve what he campaigned on in that area. >> he ran has a domestic president, but john's right he gets his highest marks in foreign policy, that is where he is running a more centrist administration. >> larry: yes or no from both of you, does he get a billing bump tomorrow, john? >> we'll get a big bump, he gives a great speech. >>. >> larry: david? >> we gets a small bump. >> larry: don't forget cnn will have major coverage tomorrow night and then we'll be on at mi
people are hurting, washington does not have answers and washington is rapidly losing the trust of all whole lot of people. >> larry: how about guantanamo, do you think it's going to come up? >> i don't think guantanamo is going to come up by name, but he's going to address national security and he should, because the country is at war. our country was deeply divided when he came into office over the issue of iraq and afghanistan. in one year, he's been able to largely depot -- de...
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the nation's1.4 trillion deficit watopic number one in washington tod. president obama is planninto call f a three-year freeze on some government spending. >> woodruff: and i judy woodru. on the newshour night: the sena rejected a plan to crte a bipartisan panel to tackle the defit. we'll talk to setors kent conr and jd gregg. >> ifill: thenhow are the pocy debates in washington affecting the politil debates leadinup to the midterm elections. >> woodruff: pl solman takes a al estate tour in atlanta wi two experts on houng prices. >> there's reasons tbelieve it will stay down and ere are reons to believe it's going to come ba. that why you economists drive peoplerazy. you do understand that. >> absolutely. >> ifill: ray suarez hashe story of amecan doctors and nurses helpi to rebuild haits shattered health care system. and the obama administration gets an "f" for s ability to respond to a biolocal attack. >> ill: that's all ahead on tonight's "pbsewshour." major nding for the pbs newshours provided by: ba of america >> what s made grant thornton a truly g
the nation's1.4 trillion deficit watopic number one in washington tod. president obama is planninto call f a three-year freeze on some government spending. >> woodruff: and i judy woodru. on the newshour night: the sena rejected a plan to crte a bipartisan panel to tackle the defit. we'll talk to setors kent conr and jd gregg. >> ifill: thenhow are the pocy debates in washington affecting the politil debates leadinup to the midterm elections. >> woodruff: pl solman takes a al...
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the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the lady -- the gentlelady from minnesota, ms. mccollum. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized. ms. mccollum: thank you, madam speaker. in the wealthiest country of the world, too, too many of our citizens live in poverty. and the numbers are growing. mr. mcdermott and chairman rangel, thank you for bringing this important resolution to the floor. families in minnesota and across this country are hurting. the economy may be improving on wall street, but families on main street are hurting. workers are wondering if they can survive after their unemployment insurance runs out. our neighbors are jobs are facing hours being cut, facing pay cuts and they are in fear of also losing their job. and the housing crisis has turned families from their home and the homeless shelters are full. access to basic health care and putting food on the table are now a struggle for far too many americans. and more families are f
the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the lady -- the gentlelady from minnesota, ms. mccollum. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized. ms. mccollum: thank you, madam speaker. in the wealthiest country of the world, too, too many of our citizens live in poverty. and the numbers are growing. mr. mcdermott and chairman rangel, thank you for bringing this important resolution to the floor. families in...
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we will continue to hang around the little but at the washington auto show. the ceo of ford is making a speech. we will show that to you later. that is ford motor co. president and ceo alan mulally. we appreciate your calls this morning. we'll take it to capitol hill for a hearing on aviation security and like to order 53. the chairman will be joe lieberman of connecticut. the two featured speakers, witnesses, tom kaine, and lee hamilton, former chairman and vice-chairman of the national commission on terrorist attacks upon the u.s., the 9/11 commission. that will run a couple of hours and we will be live until the house cavils and tha. enjoy your day. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . ç>> the hearing will come to order. this is the second in a series of hearings will examine where the intelligence reforms in the wake of the attack of 9/11 are working. toefor in the light of recent terrorist attacks and the ongoing threat in what we have done earlier may need further reform so
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nothing is going to be frozen in washington, d.c. as a matter of fact, even what obama is saying is not going into effect for a year, and the congress won't let it happen. i think mr. reich's sentiments are well represented in washington. i actually want to see more money spent, not less. it's just that who has the discretion to spend it? that's the issue. when the government spends it, think mal-invest it. we don't have the problem because there's not enough consumption or spending. that is not going to solve the problem. what we should have done is maybe suspend the income tax for three years. it would have cost us less than bailing out the big banks and all the special interests. i mean, the people could make a decision on whether they should liquidate their debt and how to invest. this would be a wiser choice. >> larry: quickly, robert . >> i just want to agree, bailing out the big banks instead of helping main street was a version of trickle down economics and it doesn't work. >> larry: we're scheduled to discuss the stimulus. w
nothing is going to be frozen in washington, d.c. as a matter of fact, even what obama is saying is not going into effect for a year, and the congress won't let it happen. i think mr. reich's sentiments are well represented in washington. i actually want to see more money spent, not less. it's just that who has the discretion to spend it? that's the issue. when the government spends it, think mal-invest it. we don't have the problem because there's not enough consumption or spending. that is...
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word, i'm john king in washington. thank you for watching. >>> an earthquake ravages haiti. no one to help them. >> we are hearing voices in the rubble. you are watching "larry king live." >> larry: haiti is the poorest country in the country and yet somehow, some way, people manage to survive. there are amazing stories hard to forget. >> wednesday morning we went out and trying to rescue under the rubble and they had been working for all of that morning try to free themselves. >> she is crying out because two of her feet are pinned. >> there was a handful of guys just working under the hot sun. they had been digging through the rubble with their hands and then the miracle of having her pulled out alive. they figured out a way to move some things and chip away at some things suddenly coming free and even amidst this tragedy in the area they saved this dwirl's life. the other moment i won't forget is we were with looters, people quickly started getting out of control. young guys started arriving with weapons and they had pieces of debris and broken bottles. and i remember see
word, i'm john king in washington. thank you for watching. >>> an earthquake ravages haiti. no one to help them. >> we are hearing voices in the rubble. you are watching "larry king live." >> larry: haiti is the poorest country in the country and yet somehow, some way, people manage to survive. there are amazing stories hard to forget. >> wednesday morning we went out and trying to rescue under the rubble and they had been working for all of that morning try...
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it is just nice being out of washington. there are some nice people in washington. they can drive you crazy. am i wrong, sherry? [laughter] vilege of traveling across this country, talking with folks like you about the challenges you face in your own lives, and together as a nation. the single hardest thing about being is that it is harder for me to be able to do that these days. it did that give me wrong. you live above the store. i have a short commute. i see my children before they go to work. that makes everything so much better. but the truth is, being president is also a little confining. i cannot discuss to the barber shop or sit at the diner. this is part of the reason why i taken to the practice of reading 10 late tears on the 40,000 i get every night. that is just so that i can stay in touch. nothing beats in the day i can make an escape. come out here and spend a day - to visit plants like emc precision machining and the community college. a day with all of you. >> i love you. >> i love you back. thank you. [applause] >> let's be on this. -- honest. these
it is just nice being out of washington. there are some nice people in washington. they can drive you crazy. am i wrong, sherry? [laughter] vilege of traveling across this country, talking with folks like you about the challenges you face in your own lives, and together as a nation. the single hardest thing about being is that it is harder for me to be able to do that these days. it did that give me wrong. you live above the store. i have a short commute. i see my children before they go to...
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each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government firsthand. this weekend, they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. "q&a" cited night at 8 on c- span. >> this weekend on the communicators, former senator and now head of the national association of broadcasters gordon smith on the sec -- fcc plan to expand the broadcast spectrum and what it might mean for broadcasters. saturday on c-span. now today's state department briefing. topics included relief efforts in haiti and u.s. relations with yemen. also, secretary of state clinton's recent remarks calling for china to reveal the bulls allegations that government sentience ship -- 's allegations about censorship. he spoke for an hour. >> i am try to get toing to getc ross down here. i'm delighted to have an opportunity to do that. he will be accompanied by fema administrator craig fugate. dr. shaw will be getting his second firsthand look at the u.s. operations there. he will meet with haitian officials as they did last satur
each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government firsthand. this weekend, they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. "q&a" cited night at 8 on c- span. >> this weekend on the communicators, former senator and now head of the national association of broadcasters gordon smith on the sec -- fcc plan to expand the broadcast spectrum and what it might mean for broadcasters. saturday on...
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one, they want subsidies from washington. two, they want to crush small businesses who are hoping to compete with them by erecting regulatory hurdles. so i think they will use that money to try to essentially hurt small business. we don't who don't have lobbiesists, don't have money to spend and i think both of those are negative effects on the country. i don't necessarily think it is great for the republican party or terrible for the democratic party because when you look at who is willing to subsidize corporations and recht barriers both parties do that. i think will have bad affects but not necessarily partisan affects. >> lehrer: when president obama said yesterday i will talk to congress and we'll have a forceful response, what can he do? what can anybody do about this? whether they like it or not? >> well, i mean the way that the opinion, the decision was written, it's going to be awfully tough. >> lehrer: it a prepare court of the united states made a decision. do you agree with that, there not too many options. >> peo
one, they want subsidies from washington. two, they want to crush small businesses who are hoping to compete with them by erecting regulatory hurdles. so i think they will use that money to try to essentially hurt small business. we don't who don't have lobbiesists, don't have money to spend and i think both of those are negative effects on the country. i don't necessarily think it is great for the republican party or terrible for the democratic party because when you look at who is willing to...
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washington, d.c. he is one of many mayors there were here this week to meet with the president to talk about the economy and jobs. washington, d.c. i want to begin with this headline from "the new york times," conference of mayors stressed the need of new grounds for stimulus money. are you looking for another round of stimulus money? guest: i think any city would like to have it there is the mill is money available, pointed their way. mares are the same regardless of party. if there is going to be stimulus, we believe the cities of the best place to put that stimulus money to work. host: how much money has mesa, arizona, received thus far from the first round of stimulus funds? guest: directly and indirectly we actually put in to play a little over $70 million in the city on a variety of projects from a variety of sources. host: how many jobs have been created or saved? guest: that is one thing that is sort of hard to tell. we actually haven't done any talent on the exact job count. we are more inter
washington, d.c. he is one of many mayors there were here this week to meet with the president to talk about the economy and jobs. washington, d.c. i want to begin with this headline from "the new york times," conference of mayors stressed the need of new grounds for stimulus money. are you looking for another round of stimulus money? guest: i think any city would like to have it there is the mill is money available, pointed their way. mares are the same regardless of party. if there...
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i wrote the first article about that 15 years ago for washington's monthly magazine. the issue of too big to fail. if anybody in this chamber wund fers we ought to do something about too big to fail, go to any cafe in this country and ask folks if they think this capitalistic system works well when you say to almost everybody else, you risk your savings to start a business, if you don't make it, tough luck, you're on your own. with by the way, we have big financial interests that make the biggest profits and we decided they can't fail. we have a special class for them. we'll open loan windows at the fed. we'll provide $11 trillion lent, spent or made available to them if they need it. we'll do anything to prevent this from failing because they're too big to fail. that's no-fault capitalism. that's not what i believe to be the american way and that's something this president wants to change and it's something that i support very strongly. mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas is recognized. mr. brownb
i wrote the first article about that 15 years ago for washington's monthly magazine. the issue of too big to fail. if anybody in this chamber wund fers we ought to do something about too big to fail, go to any cafe in this country and ask folks if they think this capitalistic system works well when you say to almost everybody else, you risk your savings to start a business, if you don't make it, tough luck, you're on your own. with by the way, we have big financial interests that make the...
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the clerk: washington, d.c, january 22, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jeff merkley, a senator from the state of oregon, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following any leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of senate h. j. res. 45 which is to increase the limit of the public debt. there will be no roll call votes during today's session of the senate. the presid officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of h. j. res. 45,hi report. the clerk: h. j. res. 45, joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. baucus: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. baucus: mr. president, i ask ispe fur
the clerk: washington, d.c, january 22, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jeff merkley, a senator from the state of oregon, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following any leader remarks, the senate will resume consideration of senate h. j. res. 45 which is to increase...
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ben stein, columnist for "fortune" magazine in washington. new york, stephanie miller, host of her own radio show, her website, stephaniemiller.com. and in new york, s.e. cupp. columnist for the "new york daily news" and senior writer for the "daily caller" website. first, the big news of the day, the supreme court. 5-4 vote rules corporations can contribute anything and take credit for the contributions and political campaigns pretty much handing a major defeat to the mccain law. what do you make of that ruling, mark? >> this takes us into uncharted territory. the whole goal of campaign finance was to reduce the influence of money in politics and, in fact, the whole thing has boomeranged with this supreme court decision. the law has now resulted in a decision that has overturned precedent, and this is historically unprecedented that corporations now can take out political ads. >> larry: ben, what do you make of it? >> well, the story is really that a contribution is a form of free speech. that's how the supreme court seeing it that giving mo
ben stein, columnist for "fortune" magazine in washington. new york, stephanie miller, host of her own radio show, her website, stephaniemiller.com. and in new york, s.e. cupp. columnist for the "new york daily news" and senior writer for the "daily caller" website. first, the big news of the day, the supreme court. 5-4 vote rules corporations can contribute anything and take credit for the contributions and political campaigns pretty much handing a major defeat to...
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thousands of students to washington d.c. to experience the workings of our government first hand. this weekend, they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. >> health care was the main topic of house speaker nancy pelosi's weekly briefing. she comments on senator scott brown and his effect on health care legislation. after speaker pelosi, we'll hear from house minority leader john beohener. -- noehner. -- boehner. this is half an hour. >> in the morning. it looks like we need a bigger room. many of you have asked questions about where we go from here. let me congratulate senator brown from massachusetts. while this is also the massachusetts election, there were 58 senators. it has not diminished [unintelligible] health care to all americans is not a right -- is a right, not a privilege. we want to end discrimination based on pre-existing conditions. even though people with health insurance, their policy is to pay premiums -- and the list goes on and on. these and other issues " will hold insurance companies acc
thousands of students to washington d.c. to experience the workings of our government first hand. this weekend, they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. >> health care was the main topic of house speaker nancy pelosi's weekly briefing. she comments on senator scott brown and his effect on health care legislation. after speaker pelosi, we'll hear from house minority leader john beohener. -- noehner. -- boehner. this is half an hour. >> in the morning. it looks like...
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in a washington speech, she singled out china and several other countries. she said they have put up barriers to portions of the web, and censored words, names and phrases in search results. >> countries that censor news and information must recognize that from an economic standpoint, there is no distinction between censoring political speech and commercial speech. if businesses in your nations are denied access to either type of information, it will inevitably impact on growth. >> sreenivasan: clinton urged chinese officials to investigate recent cyber attacks on google's e-mail accounts. the chinese government insisted it's treating the issue as a business dispute with google and not a political matter that affects ties with the u.s. in pakistan, military officials announced they will hold off launching new offensives against militants for up to a year. they said they need to consolidate the gains made since last spring. the announcement came during a visit by u.s. defense secretary robert gates. he met with prime minister yusuf gilani, among others, and h
in a washington speech, she singled out china and several other countries. she said they have put up barriers to portions of the web, and censored words, names and phrases in search results. >> countries that censor news and information must recognize that from an economic standpoint, there is no distinction between censoring political speech and commercial speech. if businesses in your nations are denied access to either type of information, it will inevitably impact on growth. >>...
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boxer: "the washington post" said about the murkowski amendment, "hobbling the e.p.a. isn't the right course. the correct response is to provide a better alternative," but obviously they're not in favor of overturning an endangerment finding. "the scranton times tribune," very important, i think editorial. there should be little debate on the premise that cleaner air is healthier. and i think that's really what we're saying. the scientists are saying, let's clean up the carbon and have healthier air. "the st. louis post dispatch" has a very, very good -- very good editorial here. and they also come out against this kind of a move by senator murkowski and big oil and big coal, and they feel this vote is a very, very important vote. so in summary, i would just say this: i don't want the american people to misunderstand what is before us in this resolution that will be coming up for a vote at a time determined by senator murkowski, as i understand it, under the rules. she is using the rules to be able to do this. i don't think the american people should be misled into thi
boxer: "the washington post" said about the murkowski amendment, "hobbling the e.p.a. isn't the right course. the correct response is to provide a better alternative," but obviously they're not in favor of overturning an endangerment finding. "the scranton times tribune," very important, i think editorial. there should be little debate on the premise that cleaner air is healthier. and i think that's really what we're saying. the scientists are saying, let's clean...
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democrats line, washington. robert. caller: one of the points was already made about how you do not get to make your decisions on
democrats line, washington. robert. caller: one of the points was already made about how you do not get to make your decisions on
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folks got to get the message in washington. the era of play to the base politics is over. >> larry: we'll get when it comes to things you care about, leave nothing to chance travelers. insurance for auto, home and business. >>> the number one thing i heard is that people are tired of business as usual. >> what happened here in massachusetts can happen all over america. >> larry: we're back. david, is john avalon right? >> well, john has emerged as one of the leading voices of his generation. so i respect that. but i do disagree about his analysis about scott brown. he was embraced by the social conservatives. he did not necessarily embrace their full agenda. he did say he was for roe v. wade, but he wants to put a lot of restrictions on the way abortions are done. he's against gay marriage. he was a right-to-life candidate in this election. i don't think it was a major thing that drove the election. i think he was very much against deficit spending, very much against the health care bill. but to go back to the question you put
folks got to get the message in washington. the era of play to the base politics is over. >> larry: we'll get when it comes to things you care about, leave nothing to chance travelers. insurance for auto, home and business. >>> the number one thing i heard is that people are tired of business as usual. >> what happened here in massachusetts can happen all over america. >> larry: we're back. david, is john avalon right? >> well, john has emerged as one of the...
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got to get the message in washington. the rare of play to the place to the base plx is over. >> larry: we're back. is john avalon right? >> john avalon has emerged as one of the leading voices of his generation. i respect that. but i do disagree about his analysis of scott brown. he was embraced on the conservatives. he did say she was for row v. wade. he's very much against gay marriage and against other things. he was a right to life candidate in this election. he was always against deficit spending. he was against the health care bill. but to go back to the question you put to mary matlin, scott brown took off in december, and in large part when he began campaigning, he nationalized the race. and when he did that, along with his populism and authenticity, he reminds me of sarah palin in some ways. he is real and for the people. that combination of nationalizing the race and the personality really drove this and brought him a victory against a, as we know, not a very good candidate. >> larry: donna, speaking today, he m
got to get the message in washington. the rare of play to the place to the base plx is over. >> larry: we're back. is john avalon right? >> john avalon has emerged as one of the leading voices of his generation. i respect that. but i do disagree about his analysis of scott brown. he was embraced on the conservatives. he did say she was for row v. wade. he's very much against gay marriage and against other things. he was a right to life candidate in this election. he was always...
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. >> i bet ty can hear this cheering allhe way in washington, d.c.! applause ) >> ifill: brown's definitive victory overtate attorney general martha coaey left senate democra with 59 votes. at's one short of the super- majority the party's useto get key lls passed. and itnstantly raised questis about the fate of heal care reform legislation. brown campgned against the democrat health care bills. he argued ey would pose an fair burden on massachusetts which already has its own alth care system. thisorning, the senator-elect said what he opposes is shington's approach to healt care. >> i think it's importt for everyo to get some sort form of health care. so, to offer a basic plan fo everybody, ihink, is important. it's jusa question of whether wee going to raise taxes, we're going to cut hf a trillion from dicare, affect vetera' care. i think we can do itetter. >> ifill: republicans deared voters sent a clr message in yesterday-that democrats need tolow down. >> i'm convinc now that no gamesmansh will be played by the other side wh regard to futureotes
. >> i bet ty can hear this cheering allhe way in washington, d.c.! applause ) >> ifill: brown's definitive victory overtate attorney general martha coaey left senate democra with 59 votes. at's one short of the super- majority the party's useto get key lls passed. and itnstantly raised questis about the fate of heal care reform legislation. brown campgned against the democrat health care bills. he argued ey would pose an fair burden on massachusetts which already has its own alth...
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in washington. if he turns out to be one of the "politics as usual" kind of politicians, we're going to turn away from him. and that's exactly what happened. i think they are frustrated by the fact that they've been duped thought they were voting for something in 2008 and find not only are things still the same old-same old bickering in washington but seems to have gotten worse. >> ifill: and perhaps focused on the wrong thing. ceci everybody wants to know will happen with health care reform. as of tonight, where does that sand? >> well, gwen, the results in massachusetts are a real blow to the prospects for health care reform legislation, and i think i would describe the blow as somewhere between debilitating and fatal, to be honest. here we are exactly one year from obama being sworn in, and we knew from one year ago that time was going to be the enemy of health care reform, and in case democrats had forgotten that, alex capatziano put out a memo saying to republicans we can kill this by delay. an
in washington. if he turns out to be one of the "politics as usual" kind of politicians, we're going to turn away from him. and that's exactly what happened. i think they are frustrated by the fact that they've been duped thought they were voting for something in 2008 and find not only are things still the same old-same old bickering in washington but seems to have gotten worse. >> ifill: and perhaps focused on the wrong thing. ceci everybody wants to know will happen with...
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the way things are running in washington, d.c. the truth is purposely hidden from the people and the question is why, why can't the people see through c-span what is taking place behind closed doors? because it's giving power to government and not to the people. and that's why we aren't being allowed to see what is taking place. it's about making the phrase we the people, changing that phrase to we the subjects and that's why we the people aren't allowed to see what is taking place behind these closed doors and in secret. spending, taxing, regulating and borrowing, that's what is taking place and nothing more than they won't tax. freedom is never more than one generation of extinction. it must be fought for, protected and handed on for them to do the same. one day, we'll spend our sunset years telling our children and children's children what it was once like in the united states where people were free. legislation, mr. speaker, especially the most important in recent years, health care should be done openly, openly so we can see
the way things are running in washington, d.c. the truth is purposely hidden from the people and the question is why, why can't the people see through c-span what is taking place behind closed doors? because it's giving power to government and not to the people. and that's why we aren't being allowed to see what is taking place. it's about making the phrase we the people, changing that phrase to we the subjects and that's why we the people aren't allowed to see what is taking place behind these...
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i bet they can hear this sharing of the way in washington, d.c. -- charing all the way in washington, d.c. >> [cheering] >> thank you. thank you. yes, i did this morning. thank you. i hope they are playing close attention. tonight the independent voice in massachusetts has spoken. from spring killed two cape cod, the voters decided toe odds. we have delivered a great victory. i think the people of massachusetts for electing me as your next united states senator. >> [cheering] >[ chanting "41"] >> everyday i hold this office, i will give that is all inmates to serve you well and make you proud. -- all in me to serve you well and make you proud. i will never -- thank you. while the honor is mine, the senate seat belongs to no one person or political party. as i have said before, this is the people's seat. >> [chatning "people's seat"] >> thank you very much. i spoke to the center. he has completed his work as the senator. i spoke to him. he is very gracious. he welcomes me as soon as i can get there. i want to thank him from the bottom of my heart. >> [chanting indiscriminately] >> i wa
i bet they can hear this sharing of the way in washington, d.c. -- charing all the way in washington, d.c. >> [cheering] >> thank you. thank you. yes, i did this morning. thank you. i hope they are playing close attention. tonight the independent voice in massachusetts has spoken. from spring killed two cape cod, the voters decided toe odds. we have delivered a great victory. i think the people of massachusetts for electing me as your next united states senator. >> [cheering]...
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let's go to washington. governor ed rendell, democrat of pennsylvania, has just come back from haiti accompanying 53 children from the orphanage in port-au-prince. how did this come about, ed? >> the brezhnev orphanage was run by two women out of pittsburgh. when the earthquake happened, they had to keep the kids outside, no sanitation, very little food and water. they called home and were connected with the wonderful pittsburgh medical center. they tried to get the ability to take them out, they couldn't do it. they called me, i couldn't get anywhere. then we saw the haitian ambassador being interviewed on cnn. so i called into the station and said, can you get a message from me to ambassador joseph? they did, the ambassador called me, he started the ball rolling. then we got great cooperation from the department of homeland security, immigration, the state department, the military was terrific. we got on a plane yesterday morning, monday morning, at 11:30 from pittsburgh. we reached the port-au-prince at a
let's go to washington. governor ed rendell, democrat of pennsylvania, has just come back from haiti accompanying 53 children from the orphanage in port-au-prince. how did this come about, ed? >> the brezhnev orphanage was run by two women out of pittsburgh. when the earthquake happened, they had to keep the kids outside, no sanitation, very little food and water. they called home and were connected with the wonderful pittsburgh medical center. they tried to get the ability to take them...
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we had leaders in washington, d.c., who implemented an extreme ideology, that ideology got implemented here in the united states congress, it was their ideology that was governing or not governing wall street, it was the lack of investment in jobs, education, health care, that needed to be made, and all of a sudden fast forward a few years, the ponzi scheme ends, the house of cards collapses and it's not just wall street that has problems, it ripples throughout the economy and now we have in some cities 15%, 20% unemployment. we have health care costs zooming out of control, energy costs zooming out of control. we continue to be dependent on foreign sources for our energy which is a national security issue, because these problems weren't addressed and the initiatives that we have put forth over the last year have begun to shift the trends at least away from losing hundreds of thousands of jobs a month to, you know, only losing 80,000, from 700,000 to 80,000, from the stock market ending up at 6,500 a year ago now up to over 10,000. up 55%. so, things aren't perfect, but they certainly
we had leaders in washington, d.c., who implemented an extreme ideology, that ideology got implemented here in the united states congress, it was their ideology that was governing or not governing wall street, it was the lack of investment in jobs, education, health care, that needed to be made, and all of a sudden fast forward a few years, the ponzi scheme ends, the house of cards collapses and it's not just wall street that has problems, it ripples throughout the economy and now we have in...
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"the washington post" reported it took place between 2002 and 2006. it said the f.b.i. sometimes invoked emergencies that did not exist. the agency said again today the practice involved records of incoming and outgoing calls, and not their actual content. the u.s. supreme court has refused to close two shipping locks near chicago to keep asian carp out of the great lakes. the state of michigan asked for an injunction. it warned the carp will wipe out native fish if they reach the lakes from the mississippi river watershed. illinois and the federal government warned an injunction would damage the shipping business. the u.s. army corps of engineers is considering long-term action, and the case may yet return to the high court. the los angeles city council gave initial approval today to close hundreds of dispensaries for medical marijuana. there are now more than 1,000 places where marijuana is available in los angeles. that is more than all the starbucks coffee shops and public schools in the city. the ordinance voted on today would limit the marijuana shops to 70. a fin
"the washington post" reported it took place between 2002 and 2006. it said the f.b.i. sometimes invoked emergencies that did not exist. the agency said again today the practice involved records of incoming and outgoing calls, and not their actual content. the u.s. supreme court has refused to close two shipping locks near chicago to keep asian carp out of the great lakes. the state of michigan asked for an injunction. it warned the carp will wipe out native fish if they reach the...
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it is fair for us in washington, d.c., or is it fair for us in washington, d.c. to place them into a restricted designation without their consent? and also not knowing whether the consent exists or not? it is not only these 2,900 acres of dry land that's affected by this legislation. in addition, this bill includes the park associated submerged lands up to three miles territorial limits of the vigvig. fishing is pro-- of the virgin islands. fishing is prohibited. i hope this is not the impact of struggling fishermen, but it's a possibility that deserves attention and has yet to be addressed but would have if the feasibility study was completed. these would be questions that could be answered. if this legislation does move forward today, i hope the current landowners and their descendents are aware that the national park service will be zoning -- be now their zoning board. i'd like to know there is no willing seller provision in this legislation. and while a willing seller provisions are minimum at best protection, at least with this language congress is on record
it is fair for us in washington, d.c., or is it fair for us in washington, d.c. to place them into a restricted designation without their consent? and also not knowing whether the consent exists or not? it is not only these 2,900 acres of dry land that's affected by this legislation. in addition, this bill includes the park associated submerged lands up to three miles territorial limits of the vigvig. fishing is pro-- of the virgin islands. fishing is prohibited. i hope this is not the impact...
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"washington journal." we go to the pentagon where we are expecting an update on haiti. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . [no audio]. >> we are expecting a video link from the unified task force in haiti. the pentagon is having a problem with the signal from haiti. we will have this news conference live want to get under way. "the new york times"report that the united nations is agreeing to send an additional 3500 soldiers and police officers to haiti. we will have the news conference live until it starts today as election day in massachusetts pretty special senatorial election. spoke to a reporter on this morning's "washington journal per-quo ♪ c." all eyes on bay state ballot. what is the turnout strategy for both candidates today? guest: i think on the democratic side, martha coakley's supporters -- democrats tend to have an evanish on the ground on election day because they outnumber republicans but they are trying to sto
"washington journal." we go to the pentagon where we are expecting an update on haiti. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . [no audio]. >> we are expecting a video link from the unified task force in haiti. the pentagon is having a problem with the signal from haiti. we will have this news conference live want to get under way. "the new york times"report that the united nations is agreeing to...
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the clerk: washington, d.c, january 19, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby air.int the honorable benjamin . ca signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. january 20, store. >> "washington journal"store. continues. host: peter deshazo is at >> host: peter is the director for the americas program at the center for strategic a this is a headline from monday's "new york times." u.s. role in haiti after the crisis. and it >> host: how do you strike the right balance? >> guest: the right balance is giving enough support to one the haitian people and two the haitian government that they can eventually handle the affairs of their country on their own without being overbearing. it's a difficult challenge. you're standing up basically a country that has started over and over again to try to build the most basic institutions in government. and to build an economy that'
the clerk: washington, d.c, january 19, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby air.int the honorable benjamin . ca signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. january 20, store. >> "washington journal"store. continues. host: peter deshazo is at >> host: peter is the director for the americas program at the...
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host: this is from "the washington post." like the brown campaign, coakley's operation grown in hasty formation. detroit, a gene on the democrat line. your thoughts this morning -- jeanne. caller: house and people forget. it took years for us to get into the position they were in, and it started with president reagan and the deregulation and the changes that they made in the tax code that took away the interest deduction, how they gave money to the rich believing in the trickle-down effect, how it was the republicans who drafted naphtha under bush i, president clinton signed into law but it was the republicans brought that about. i watched -- they have been against working class people and anyone who believes that the republican people care about working class people is sadly mistaken. greta, one other thing. i know the republicans claim to be the moral authority and have watched the laws they passed and listen to the caller's talking about individualism and to me their philosophy is more of what jesus described as scribes an
host: this is from "the washington post." like the brown campaign, coakley's operation grown in hasty formation. detroit, a gene on the democrat line. your thoughts this morning -- jeanne. caller: house and people forget. it took years for us to get into the position they were in, and it started with president reagan and the deregulation and the changes that they made in the tax code that took away the interest deduction, how they gave money to the rich believing in the trickle-down...